The Queen of Mirth and Spirit in the Dark

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Douglas Bourgeois, Spirit in the Dark

The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present two new exhibits on display in November and December.

Glass sculptor Stephen Paul Day's The Queen of Mirth represents the mother of all things creative. This interdisciplinary exhibition is based on the new romantic notions that art should be entertaining and challenging, and that that which is amusing has as much potential to effect change as that which is political. The work transforms the gallery along surrealist, Alice in Wonderland lines to show it from the perspective of two young children.

Spirit in the Dark, Douglas Bourgeois’ ninth exhibition with the gallery, uses collage to navigate the subconscious and existential mysteries, creating works that have been described as “disarmingly intimate” and reflect the artist's longtime inspiration from rock and roll and soul music. The small-scale collages in the exhibition are made up of vintage schematics and clothing patterns, fashion ads, food can labels, newspaper clippings, illustrations, and wallpaper. Painted apparitional figures – goddesses, winged men and women, birds – float above these collaged compositions in chimeric narratives, often accented by colored pencil.

The gallery will host an opening reception with the artists in attendance on Saturday, November 4 from 6 pm-8 pm. arthurrogergallery.com.